NMC has decided to finalize and submit the plan to the central government on June 25, five days before the deadline. Earlier, NMC and Agence Francaise de Development (French Development Agency) had decided to submit it on June 20, but it was delayed for citizens outreach programme.

NMC has planned works worth Rs3,574.77 crore in two components. Works worth Rs223.29 crore are related to making the city clean and safe under Pan City component, and will be executed in all parts of the city. Area-based development is the second component for which works worth Rs3,351.38 crore have been proposed.

An area of 12 sq km covering around 8 lakh population in Pardi, Bharatwada and Punapur in East Nagpur, Nara and Nari in North Nagpur and Manewada in South Nagpur has been proposed to be developed as Smart City.

The proposal is to execute the area-based development in land pooling concept. Town planning schemes will be prepared and people will have to pay regularization charges of Rs120 per sq ft in case they have an unauthorized house or plot. Those who constructed houses with sanction or regularized their structures or own open plots will also have to pay some development charges, and may have to hand over all or some part of their properties to NMC for executing development works. NMC is expecting to get around 200 acres of the total 2,700 acres from the schemes. Affected persons will get compensation in the form of TDR or FSI or land in other areas. The entire area under the scheme will be developed into smart city.

Therefore, NMC has conducted a weeklong door-to-door survey in areas to be covered under area-based development component.

“Around 6,000 of total target of 10,000 houses were covered. Almost all were positive towards the project. We asked people what kind of works they wanted in the project and also the priority. Conclusion of survey will be made public on Tuesday. We have also incorporated suggestions by the French team and from some experts,” municipal commissioner Shravan Hardikar said.

He added that the process to form special purpose vehicle will begin soon. “State government approved SPV for the city with principal secretary Praveen Pardeshi as chairman,” he said. The SPV will plan and execute the Smart City project.

SPV At A Glance

* 15 directors, of which six from NMC, four from state, one from centre, two independent directors to be appointed by ministry of corporate affairs, civic chief and an IAS as chief executive officer

* Six from NMC will include mayor, standing committee chairman, leaders of ruling and opposition. and two from different political parties as per majority

* NMC and state’s share of cost will be 50% each

* Divisional commissioner to represent state while NMC by mayor, civic chief, deputy mayor, standing committee chairman and leader of ruling and opposition